What is the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)?

Summary

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) has over 10 years of experience in safety leadership and implementing programmes to enhance safety in every part of the healthcare continuum. Established by Health Canada in 2003, the CPSI works with governments, health organisations, leaders and healthcare providers to inspire extraordinary improvement in patient safety and quality.

Content

The topics on this website cover four priority areas of patient safety:

• medication safety
• surgical care safety
• infection prevention and control
• home care safety.